Welcome

Welcome back to another fantastic year at Austin Elementary School!It is an honor to continue to serve the Coppell ISD community as the principal of Austin Elementary! I am thrilled to lead a campus where we are constantly seeking ways to design meaningful learning experience for our learners. We are committed to educating the whole child, focusing on academics and social emotional learning. We have invested many of our summer hours learning more about professional learning communities. If you follow us @AustinElem, you will see dedicated educators continuing to learn in order to meet the needs of our learners.This year our theme is “Continuing the Journey” as we continue building a strong learning community at Austin Elementary.

Thank you,Lorie Squalls

Attendance Policy

Please be advised of the Coppell ISD attendance policy for elementary learners:

For all absences:

Send a handwritten note with your child to school within 3 days and include your child's first and last name, dates absent, and an explanation of the reason for the absence (email is not considered a handwritten note)

If a note is not provided, the absence will be marked unexcused

Doctor’s Appointments:

Please bring a doctor’s note, not just a handwritten parent note

Extended Absences:

Please notify the teacher and request approval from the Assistant Principal

Please provide a handwritten note after the absence with your child's first and last name, dates absent, and an explanation of the reason for the absence (email is not considered a handwritten note)

Learner will be responsible for making up work when he/she returns, but does not have to be provided prior to the leave

If the extended absence is more than 9 consecutive school days, the learner will be withdrawn ON the 10th consecutive school day

Religious Holiday:

Please request approval from the AP and complete the approval request for religious holidays/experiences

Please send a handwritten note which indicates the specific date of the religious holiday

If travel is required, please include the travel dates, and clearly indicate they are travel days.

We are a PLC

Rezoning

Attention: New students entering CISD elementary schools for the 2018-2019 school year may be temporarily placed at schools other than your home school due to high enrollment. Bus transportation will be provided. Please contact your home school for more information.